She’s my girlfriend-non-girlfriend. She likes it when I call her
that. I actually met her a year ago but I knew she’d end up being
“the straight one” in my life. By April, knowing she’d be moving
soon, I figured it was time for me to track her down since she’d been
on my mind for 9 months. If [...]
I didn’t fall in love with a straight woman. I WAS the straight woman! I was 49, four years after a divorce from a 20 year marriage.
We had been friends for four years when 9/11 and my brother’s death made me lose my footing. She offered me regular massages [...]
I can’t say I’ve ever used the g-card to my advantage as opportunities to do so are rare indeed…
I just feel it is an immense advantage in life, generally speaking, to have a slightly different perspective than the vast majority, it offers a chance for personal growth. Seeing life from a minority perspective but distinctly [...]
Protest at NYC St. Patrick’s Parade as Irish LGBT people refuse to disappear
Challenges to the exclusion of LGBT people from the NYC St. Patrick’s parade
this year will come from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Once again, Irish
Queers will assemble at 58th Street & Fifth Ave. at 10:30am to protest the
exclusion of Irish & Irish [...]
About a year ago, at my first semester of college I met a girl who lived on my floor. Now when I first met her she came out to me as being bi-sexual, which I thought was completely fine and actually really cool; she was unique. So after a few weeks of getting to know [...]
Suddenly Suzie…
By Suzanne Marie Calvin
www.SuzanneMarieCalvin.com
I’m not sure if I was born gay.
I do know I was born different.
My entire life has been 41 years of getting to know myself, while living between four walls that stressed that being “Ozzie and Harriet” normal was, well, “good.”
I am convinced that the worst enemy anyone could ever have is their best friend. The last time I checked, there is only one person that I can consider as my best friend. The trouble is, she was never a friend to begin with. She was a secret lover, a stranger, a cheer leader (she [...]
Friday morning I found out that my ex had killed herself. My beautiful, precious star was gone.
We broke up two years ago after having been lovers for two years and best friends for years before that. I’ve known her most of my life. She knew me before I knew myself. She [...]